Christmas tree stand



J. J. DANNER 1,876,276

Sept. 6, 1932.

CHRISTMAS TREE STAND I Filed Oct. 11. 1929 Patented Sept. 6, 1932 JOHNJ. DANNER, F sci. rAUL, MINNEsorA' CHRISTMAS, TREE STAND Applicationfiled October 11,1929. Serial No. 398,895.

The present invention relates to a Christmas tree support stand. Variousdevices have been constructed to support Christmas trees so as to permitimmersion of the lower end of the trunk of the tree in a container ofwater, since, such immersion retards the dropping of the needles. Adifficulty encountered in 'making this type of stand is that thecontainers are sometimes loosely mounted in the stand,- with thepossibility of their being displaced and spill ing the water containedtherein, and also it is usually necessary in this type of a stand tomake some sort of supplementary structure for holding the container. Anobject of the present invention is to make an improved and simplifiedChristmas tree stand.

In order to attain this object, there is provided, in accordance withone feature of the invention, a stand having a framework with three legspivotally connected to said annular framework, said framework beingseparable and adapted to grip the rim of a container. These and otherfeatures of the invention will be more fully brought out in thefollowing description and the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a view in side elevation of a stand embodying the presentinvention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the rim of the container and aportion of the annular framework.

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of one of the annular framemembers, a portion thereof being broken away to reduce the size of thedrawing; and Figure 4 is a view in top elevation of the device, theouter portions of the legs being 40 broken away.

Referring to the drawing in detail, three arcuate frame members 1 ofcurved sectional form are constructed of sheet metal, each of thesemembers being bent to form an arc of approximately one hundred andtwenty degrees. The ends of these members are bent outwardly as at 2 tolie approximately on the radius of the are formed by the main bodyportion of the device. An opening 3 is pro- 5% vided in each of theoutwardly bent end portions to receive a bolt 4 which passes through theend portions of adjacent frame members and also through a leg 5, whichis pivotally mounted upon the bolt 4: between each of the adjacent endportions of these arcuate frame members. The legs are preferably formedof strap metal, being twisted their upper'ends'as at 6 and curvedinwardly as at 7. The lower ends of the legs are twisted as at 8 andcurved outwardly to rest upon the floor. .A container 9 is preferablymade in the form of a truncated cone, the larger upper end being ofapproximately the same radius as the arcuate frame members 1, so thatwhen inserted in the concave inner portion of the arcuate frame members,

as shown in Figure 2, the container will be firmly gripped in theannular frame formed by these frame members when the bolts 4 aretightened. The conical shape of the container 9 will accommodate thetrunks of varying sizes of trees, from a trunk having the diameter ofthe upper end of the container to a trunk having the diameter of thelower end of the container.

If desired, the conical container may be extended down to a point at itslower end so as to insure its practicability for even the smallesttrunks. If this is done, the legs must be longer or the angle of thesides of the cone greater.

To use the device, the stand is placed on the floor and the lower endsof the legs 5 are drawn radially inward so as to separate the upper endsof the legs. A tree is then placed in the stand with the butt thereofresting in the container 9, as shown in Figure 1. The weight of the treein the stand is usually suflicient to spread the lower ends of the legsradially outward, moving the upper ends of the legs inwardly to grip thetrunk. If the weight of the tree is not suflicient, the legs may bemanually spread to accomplish this object. Water is then poured into thecontainer to cover the lower end of the trunk.

The device is readily demountable by removing the three bolts 4:, andmay be packed ina small space for shipment or for storage'betweenseasons of use.

I claim:

A Christmas tree support stand, comprising an annular frame composed ofa plurality of segmental arcuate shaped sections each having a channelformed in its inner face, and each of said sections having their endsbent radially outwardly therefrom, a leg adapted to be positionedbetween the bent ends of adjacent sections, means extending through saidends and leg to'pivot the latter therebetween, a container having anannular rim formed to be positioned in the channel on the inner face ofeach segmental section, and means associated with the pivot means fordrawing the segments into gripping engagement with said rim of thecontainer. In testimony whereof I my signature.

7 JOHN J. DANNER.

